Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday at the state prison in Huntsville. He was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. after receiving pentobarbital. Howard was the first person executed in the United States since Tennessee's botched execution attempt of Christa Pike on September 30.
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'I Guess if the Drugs Don’t Work, They’ll Just Shoot Me in the Head'
Jamaal Howard breaks silence hours before Texas execution: “I guess if the drugs don’t work, they’ll just shoot me in the head”
The lethal injection drug used in Christa Pike’s botched execution was just used in Texas. A look at the two cases
Texas carries out first execution since Christa Pike’s botched lethal injection
Texas completes first execution in US since Pike survived lethal injections
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Jimmy Allen, 63, of Jacksonville was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child under age 14 and sentenced to 50 years in prison by a Cherokee County jury.
Jimmy Allen, defendant, found guilty; Cherokee County District Attorney's Office, prosecutor
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A shooting following a disturbance between two groups at a softball game in Humble left one man dead and three others injured. The confrontation began during the game and moved to a parking lot, where gunfire erupted around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Jarmon Mattix, victim, killed in shooting; Destiny Williams, victim's sister, witness and family member of injured; Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales, law enforcement official and 1 more
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A suspected burglar was shot by a resident after allegedly entering a home in Mesquite early Saturday morning. The suspect was taken to a hospital and charged with burglary of a habitation.
Arthur Alonzo, suspected burglar, charged with burglary of a habitation; Mesquite police, responded to shooting, provided first aid, took suspect into custody; Resident, fired weapon at suspect entering home
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Republican Nate Sheets and Democrat Clayton Tucker are running for Texas agriculture commissioner, with each questioning whether the other meets legal requirements for the office. Sheets won the Republican primary earlier this year, defeating incumbent Sid Miller who has led the department since 2015.
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Nate Sheets, Republican candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner, honey entrepreneur and former Christian missionary from Dallas area; Clayton Tucker, Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner, political organizer and secretary of Texas Farmer's Union from Lampasas area; Sid Miller, Texas agriculture commissioner since 2015, lost Republican primary earlier this year
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Texas defensive end Colin Simmons sustained a high ankle sprain in Saturday's loss to Florida and will miss this weekend's game against Ole Miss. His status is considered week-to-week going forward.
Colin Simmons, Texas defensive end; Steve Sarkisian, Texas head coach
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Texas-born actor Matthew McConaughey posted a social media video urging Americans to reconsider voting for independent candidates, arguing they deserve a stronger voice in politics. His posts drew criticism from social media users and others.
Matthew McConaughey, Actor who posted video urging independent voters; Howi Spangler, Musician who commented on McConaughey's post; Kelly Gaulrapp, Social media user who commented on McConaughey's post and 1 more
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A multi-vehicle collision involving a semitrailer and about five other vehicles occurred at Transmountain Road and North Desert Boulevard in West El Paso on Monday, October 19, 2026. One man died and nine others were injured. Multiple roadways were closed.
El Paso Police Department, responded and investigating; El Paso Fire Department, provided emergency response; Special Traffic Investigations Unit, investigating the crash
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Multiple Texas counties reported record-breaking or significantly higher first-day early voting turnout on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. Collin County experienced temporary printer outages at 10 polling locations that were resolved within 90 minutes, while Travis, Harris, and Dallas counties all set or approached midterm election records.
Collin County Election Administrator Kaleb Breaux, Collin County Election Administrator; Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado, Travis County Clerk; David Thomason, Director of the Kozmetsky Center for Civic Engagement at St. Edward's University and 1 more
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